Trooper from Caro post injured

Published 2:20 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016

TUSCOLA COUNTY — A 55-year-old Michigan State Police Trooper from the Caro post was injured Sunday night while en route to a home invasion in progress.

According to the Michigan State Police from the Caro post, at approximately 11:19 p.m., Trooper Patrick Sharkey was dispatched to the reported home invasion in the area of M-46 and Kirk Road.

As Sharkey and another trooper responded with emergency lights and sirens, a vehicle driven by Daniel J. Wilcox, 30, of Burton, pulled over to the shoulder to yield to the first patrol vehicle.

When Wilcox attempted a left turn onto Sheridan Road, he did not realize there was a second patrol car, driven by Sharkey, behind the first patrol car and drove into the path of Sharkey’s patrol car.

The crash caused Sharkey’s patrol car to go into the ditch on the southwest corner of M-46 and Sheridan Road. Sharkey had to be extricated by the Vassar and Caro fire departments. As a result of his injuries, he was transported by helicopter to Saint Mary’s hospital where he had surgery to repair injuries to his leg and ankle.

The occupants of the Wilcox vehicle were transported to Caro Community Hospital for treatment. Daniel Wilcox was treated for a leg injury. His wife, Tonna M. Wilcox, 34, was treated for minor injuries. A 6-year-old child, Taryn Kelley, who was the rear-seat passenger, was not injured.